United States v. Marquette Pierce

Appellant was convicted by the District Court, on stipulated facts and without a jury, of distributing, and of possessing with intent to distribute, heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a). Prior to trial, the court denied a motion to dismiss the indictment on the ground of excessive delay, assertedly amounting to a denial of due process, in proceeding against appellant after the commission of the offense. See Ross v. United States, 121 U.S.App.D.C. 233, 349 F.2d 210 (1965). The court also announced that it would, as requested by the prosecution, dispense with the giving of the so-called…